Opening batter Aiden Markram closed in on his eighth test century as South Africa reached 180-5 at lunch on the second day of the first test against Pakistan.

FOUR! Easy pickings! South Africa vs Pakistan Live Score: FOUR! Top shot! Naseem Shah gets a bit greedy and serves this too full and on off. Aiden Markram latches onto that one in a flash and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Unlike Pakistan's batting collapse in the first innings, SA managed to maintain their composure after losing a wicket.